Ebay police
I was just reading the comments that were sent to the lister of this particular canoe.
There is a very accusatory tone in both of the comments that were sent to him.
Recently, there have been several seemingly hostile threads here about patrolling auctions.
IMHO, if WCHA members want to play the role of Ebay police then there should be a somewhat civil tone to the notes that we send to folks about their listings.
At least in the initial note alerting them to a mistake.
The tone of such a note should be informative and helpful, not accusatory.
This person had no idea whether or not he had a Morris. He thought he did since the previous owner told him that.
When he was informed that it was not a Morris, he changed his listing. At least he did not (as most do) call it an Old Town.
More appropriate than "hey you, that is a deceptive post, why are you trying to cheat people, does it have this that and the other thing" would be
"Hi, I collect canoes and am quite familiar with the Morris characteristics. I do not believe that yours is one because it does not have splayed stems, a brass ID tag, mahogany seats etc. It may be a ...."
Here is a link to the WCHA site where you may find additional information about these canoes.
http://dragonflycanoe.com/id/
If you need any additional information, I'll be happy to help. Meanwhile, you might consider re-listing or correcting your auction.
Again, IMHO.....presuming that WCHA are "ambassadors of wooden canoe collecting", not a self appointed mall cop.